23.01.1976
Instrument(e): Piano, Hammond-Organ
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Homepage: gerokoerner.com
Als Botschafter der Klang-Kultur vermittelt Gero Körner mit Stilgefühl und Taktbewusstsein zwischen den musikalischen Welten. Er nutzt das Piano als diplomatisches Parkett für überraschende künstlerische Begegnungen von Jazz, Klassik oder Pop und begibt sich in seinen Konzerten auf Entdecker-Mission quer durch Genres und Epochen. Die vorurteilsfreie Beschäftigung mit den vielfältigen Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten des Pianos bildet das programmatische Fundament für seine enorme stilistische Bandbreite.
Gero KörnerThe musical chameleon he is, his artistic work reflects his musical versatility:
He used to be musical director of the award-winning pop act Wonderwall, he has teamed up with the internationally performing electro-lounge band floorJIVERS. He performed with icons of jazz such as Gunter Hampel, Leroy Jones and Bill Watrous and – yes – he puts on classical concerts. He also played with lots of the big names in the German pop/rock and Jazz scene.
In 2010 he released his debut album TRUTH feat. Soleil Niklasson. On this soul/funk album he plays mainly the Hammond B3 Organ.
On his new programs he comes back to the piano. Now he concentrates on the traditional styles of jazz piano and it´s roots like Ragtime, Harlem stride and the great art piano trio jazz referring to Erroll Garner, George Shearing or Oscar Peterson. He is exploring new repertoire for this tradition.
His new album GERO KÖRNER TRIO plays greatest hits with John Goldsby on Bass and Hans Dekker on Drums - both members of the WDR-Bigband - is all about the art of swing-jazz. Körner arranged pop hits of the last four decades for this album and makes them sound like jazz-standards.
Gero Körner is also a much sought after studio musician and rock/pop sideman because he is able to adapt to whatever style is wanted ever so easily what unveils the full stylistic kaleidoscope he has on offer. He played on several filmmusic- and commercial-soundtracks and played on more than 15 records in different genres.